Serving The Community
Each year, approximately one million people die from suicide and 10-20 times that many people attempt it. That’s about one death every 40 seconds and one attempted suicide every 3 seconds. To put this into perspective, according to the World Health Organization, suicide is now among the three leading causes of death among those 15-34 years old.
Worldwide, the prevention of suicide has not been adequately addressed for two reasons. One there is a basic lack of awareness of suicide as a major social problem, and two it is taboo in many societies to discuss the topic of suicide openly. Suicide prevention requires intervention by our government and private health sectors, our education systems, law enforcement, judicial system, religious and political leadership, and the media.
The overall objective of Monday Morning Ministries is to raise public awareness of the issues that lead to suicidal tendencies; to reduce mortality and morbidity due to suicidal behaviors; to break the taboo which surrounds the treatment of the problems that lead people to consider suicide; and to assist those in our community who are reaching out for help. To that end, this ministry was established to meet that objective by helping bring together those individuals, organizations, and businesses that can teach, train, and support the people of our communities.